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'Ovo', which means egg in Portuguese, is about
a day in the life of a community of 17 insects - portrayed by
humans, not by insects - and how they cope with the arrival of a
mysterious egg and the foreigner inside.
The show features eye-catching aerial displays to vibrant South
American musical rhythms and is the 25th live production from
Cirque du Soleil, the one-time Canadian street performer troupe
that grew into a global circus and entertainment colossus.
Artistic director Tim Bennett said the show, which has been seen
by over 5 million people since its premiere in Montreal eight
years ago also carried an important message about social
inclusion.
"It's an insular colony of insects into which walks a foreigner,
and he's initially rejected because he's different," Bennett
told Reuters.
"As they get to know him they realize that he's actually much
more similar to them than he is different."
Ovo opens on Wednesday and runs for eight weeks.
(Reporting by Sarah Mills; Writing by Patrick Johnston; Editing
by Hugh Lawson)
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